ᐅ Floor Plan for a Single-Family Home, 210 m² plus Basement – Your Opinions
Created on: 16 Mar 2020 18:39
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Wast_LA
Hello everyone,
after a long period of quietly reading, we have now reached an important step. We are planning a single-family house with approximately 210 sqm (2,260 sq ft) of living space on an existing plot of land (about 900 sqm (9,690 sq ft), almost square, no special building regulations) in the district of Landshut.
Through several visits to show homes and discussions with various providers, a floor plan has gradually developed that reflects our ideas very well.
We would greatly appreciate constructive feedback from you. We are currently unsure about distances, passageways, and hallway sizes, especially how the planned widths will feel in practice or if they are practical.
An initial cost estimate is around 2,500 €/sqm (DIY or self-managed trades work is possible and even preferred) plus 100,000 € for the basement and demolition costs (mostly self-performed), totaling approximately 625,000 € (excluding kitchen and other fittings). Does this seem realistic?
Thanks in advance!
Sebastian
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 900 sqm
Slope no
Site coverage ratio -
Floor area ratio -
Building envelope, building line, boundaries -
Border development no
Number of parking spaces 2 – already available in adjacent buildings (in addition to the 900 sqm)
Number of floors 2
Roof style gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum height/limitations none
Other requirements none
Builders’ requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors basement with 2 floors
Number of occupants, age 2 adults 30+, 2 children under 5
Room requirements on ground floor kitchen/dining/living, guest room/bathroom, cloakroom; upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom with dressing room, bathroom with sauna
Office: family use or home office? – family use
Overnight guests per year about 5
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern design
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 8
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace if possible
Garage, carport already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why something is included or not
House design
Planning by:
DIY
What do you particularly like? Why?
Combination of bedroom/dressing room with bathroom, spacious entrance area
What do you dislike? Why?
Large empty spaces in living/dining area and hallway on the upper floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
600,000 € excluding land
Personal price limit for house, including fittings:
700,000 € excluding land
Preferred heating technology:
groundwater heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
-could you do without: roof terrace, full basement
-cannot do without: generous kitchen
Why is the design as it is now? e.g.
Based on several prefab house designs, the plan grew from visits to prefab home parks
What is the key question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are the planned distances, especially in the hallways, sufficient or too generous? Is the cost estimate realistic? Thanks!
after a long period of quietly reading, we have now reached an important step. We are planning a single-family house with approximately 210 sqm (2,260 sq ft) of living space on an existing plot of land (about 900 sqm (9,690 sq ft), almost square, no special building regulations) in the district of Landshut.
Through several visits to show homes and discussions with various providers, a floor plan has gradually developed that reflects our ideas very well.
We would greatly appreciate constructive feedback from you. We are currently unsure about distances, passageways, and hallway sizes, especially how the planned widths will feel in practice or if they are practical.
An initial cost estimate is around 2,500 €/sqm (DIY or self-managed trades work is possible and even preferred) plus 100,000 € for the basement and demolition costs (mostly self-performed), totaling approximately 625,000 € (excluding kitchen and other fittings). Does this seem realistic?
Thanks in advance!
Sebastian
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 900 sqm
Slope no
Site coverage ratio -
Floor area ratio -
Building envelope, building line, boundaries -
Border development no
Number of parking spaces 2 – already available in adjacent buildings (in addition to the 900 sqm)
Number of floors 2
Roof style gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum height/limitations none
Other requirements none
Builders’ requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors basement with 2 floors
Number of occupants, age 2 adults 30+, 2 children under 5
Room requirements on ground floor kitchen/dining/living, guest room/bathroom, cloakroom; upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom with dressing room, bathroom with sauna
Office: family use or home office? – family use
Overnight guests per year about 5
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern design
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 8
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace if possible
Garage, carport already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why something is included or not
House design
Planning by:
DIY
What do you particularly like? Why?
Combination of bedroom/dressing room with bathroom, spacious entrance area
What do you dislike? Why?
Large empty spaces in living/dining area and hallway on the upper floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
600,000 € excluding land
Personal price limit for house, including fittings:
700,000 € excluding land
Preferred heating technology:
groundwater heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
-could you do without: roof terrace, full basement
-cannot do without: generous kitchen
Why is the design as it is now? e.g.
Based on several prefab house designs, the plan grew from visits to prefab home parks
What is the key question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are the planned distances, especially in the hallways, sufficient or too generous? Is the cost estimate realistic? Thanks!
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Alessandro17 Mar 2020 11:32- Where and how is the wardrobe located? (This is my favorite topic)
- Carrying groceries to the kitchen or pantry is far and inconvenient
- Bedroom on the upper floor is impractical: too small. Are you planning to have a TV in the bedroom?
- I would consider relocating the bathtub
- Think carefully about your daily routines. For example, when you get out of the shower, you need a towel. Where will it hang? Heated towel rail?
With 210 square meters (2,260 square feet) plus a basement, you can already plan more effectively. You should consult an architect.
- Carrying groceries to the kitchen or pantry is far and inconvenient
- Bedroom on the upper floor is impractical: too small. Are you planning to have a TV in the bedroom?
- I would consider relocating the bathtub
- Think carefully about your daily routines. For example, when you get out of the shower, you need a towel. Where will it hang? Heated towel rail?
With 210 square meters (2,260 square feet) plus a basement, you can already plan more effectively. You should consult an architect.
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Alessandro17 Mar 2020 11:36What I will never understand, by the way, is why Germans always place the toilet in the bathroom instead of in a separate room.
I didn’t want the bathroom to be unavailable just because I might be sitting on the toilet for a while, or for it to smell afterwards while others might want to brush their teeth or take a shower.
I didn’t want the bathroom to be unavailable just because I might be sitting on the toilet for a while, or for it to smell afterwards while others might want to brush their teeth or take a shower.
Alessandro schrieb:
What I will never understand is why Germans always place the toilet inside the bathroom instead of separating it into its own room.
I didn’t want the bathroom to be occupied just because I’m sitting on the toilet for a long time or that it smells afterward while someone else might want to brush their teeth or take a shower. Would you rather sit in a small compartment every time? Most of the time you know it will smell (the crystal ball works for that ), so you could just use the second toilet!
And there are many people besides the ones who block the bathroom; it usually doesn’t take long.
The original poster is shocked and left, right?
Pinky0301 schrieb:
Or I want to go to the toilet right before showering without having to leave the room... I also usually find those tiny toilet rooms quite uncomfortable. The worst are the compartments that don’t even have a sink. Yes, that’s a good example. And having no sink is simply not acceptable... after all, there are bacteria to consider...
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Alessandro17 Mar 2020 14:14Pinky0301 schrieb:
Or I want to go to the toilet right before showering and don’t want to have to change rooms... I also usually find those small toilet rooms uncomfortable. The worst are the ones that don’t even have a sink.But that is not really a “but” — if anything, it’s a minor drawback compared to unpleasant odors and the bathroom being completely blocked. A sink is, of course, essential, and most people can sacrifice about 3 square meters (32 square feet) for a separate toilet room in favor of comfort.
Another advantage is that visiting children who play with your own kids upstairs don’t have to use the main bathroom.
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